CN1161928C - Method and device for controlling home network from external communication network - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method for controlling devices in a home network by a control device through a home access server. The method comprises the steps of: providing, in the home access server, a plurality of generic user control protocol pages for each functional component type defined by the home network specification; discovering, by the home access server, of functional components modules in the home network; upon selection of a functional component module through the control device, instantiation of generic user control protocol pages corresponding to said selected functional component module as a function of parameters of said selected functional component module. The invention also concerns a home access server device.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the control of home network, particularly relate to the equipment (for example PC that links to each other with internet (Internet)) outside the home network, the home audio/video interactive operation specification version 1.0beta of control example as delivering on October 23rd, 1998
+HAVi (home audio/video interactive operation) network of middle regulation.The present invention relates to control method and be the used equipment of this method of realization.
Background technology
The home network structure allows any connected equipment HAVi, and the common statement of AV/CCTS or CAL defined carries out interactive operation by medium (for example IEEE 1394 universal serial bus).Home network wants to link to each other with the external world, must comprise " home network access " equipment.The role effect of this access device is to allow to be between interior equipment (part of home network) and the external equipment (part of non-home network), according to certain protocol technology Internet Protocol for example, communicates.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is the method for a kind of utilization, it is characterized in that it comprises step via the equipment in the control appliance control home network of family expenses access server:
In the family expenses server, be defined each the functional part type of home network specification, a plurality of generic user control protocol webpages are provided;
By the family expenses access server, discovery feature component models in the family expenses network;
According to via the selection of control appliance to functional parts module, along with the change of the parameter of described selecteed functional parts module, the setting of generic user control protocol webpage is corresponding with described selecteed functional parts module.
Domestic switch-in equipment (gateway) is stored the predefine webpage of each functional parts module.When module when for example html browser inserts by external equipment, corresponding webpage is revised as the parameter current state with controlled module, is used for transmitting to external control devices.
According to preferred embodiment, user's control protocol is HTML or JavaScript or Java.
According to an embodiment, the family expenses access server transmits user's control protocol webpage to control appliance, and described user's control protocol webpage comprises the information of discerning a part of found functional part at least.
In another object of the present invention is a kind of domestic switch-in equipment, and it is used for via communication network home network being inserted, and it is characterized in that it comprises:
Protocol stack, it is used for communicating by letter with control appliance via communication network, to realize user interaction activity;
Memory, it is used to functional parts module to hold predefined generic user and controls webpage;
Device, it is used for: the functional parts module of determining to be present in home network, determine the parameter of described functional parts module and, control webpage with the corresponding renewal of selecteed functional parts module user along with the change of the parameter of described selecteed functional parts module.
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Other characteristics of the present invention and advantage, by description to the non-restrictive example relevant with accompanying drawing, will be more readily apparent from clear, among the figure:
Fig. 1 is the demonstration of the used HTML homepage of home network;
Fig. 2 is the used html page of VCR control;
Fig. 3 is the used html page of VCR programming;
Fig. 4 is and the corresponding home network schematic diagram of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 describes according to HAVi network objectives equipment of the present invention, the communication scheme between home network access server and the Web browser.
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In addition, provide 5 html text program command collection at last at this specification.
Although the embodiment that is described hereinafter relates generally to the HAVi home network that uses IEEE 1394 universal serial bus to make communication medium, the present invention does not limit to this specific environment.The feature that is described is applicable to other family expenses bus structures (for example CE bus) and other orders/control example (for example AV/C CTS (TA 1394) or CAL language).In order to strengthen describing, also some examples relevant with AV/C CTS will be provided.
For the further information that relates to HAVi more, should be referring to the draft specification of up-to-date publication, the HAVi 1.0beta on October 23rd, 1
+, can (http://www.havi.org) obtain from the HAVi website.
For the further information that relates to IEEE 1394 buses, should be referring to the IEEE 1394-1995 file of IEEE publication.
For on the family expenses network, realizing can considering following two kinds of possibilities by Internet Protocol (' IP ') (Internet Protocol):
Can on the family expenses network, carry IP pellucidly.In this case, relevant IETF (Internet engineering duty group) standard will be followed.At least some equipment of this home network need carry IP stack.Concerning IEEE 1394 serial bus systems, the related work group of IETF is operated in the ' IP version 4 ' (Internet draft) on the IEEE1394.
IP also can be terminated on the family expenses network access equipment.Some advantage of this solution is not require the IP stack in the home network, and home network is also safer.
The present invention is based on this second workaround.
In existing audio/video home network structure, AV/C CTS for example in CAL or the HAVi home network, to the access of the equipment that is connected to one of these networks on the Internet (internet), does not support usually.For example, the user may wish the VCR programming on the HAVi network in his being connected being on PC with Web browser in his office.
In the internet, it is HTML that the user controls example.The domestic switch-in equipment (being also referred to as the family expenses access server) that is connected to the internet comprises the ITTP server, and it provides the access to one group of html web page.
Home network according to the present invention is based on HAVi, although also can use any other technology that is used for control example such as audio/video devices definition command/control protocol.
The role effect of family expenses access server is up-to-date " window " of keeping the home network configuration.This expression server is possessed the HTML homepage, and this homepage has the index that each equipment with network links.In HAVi (and AV/C CTS or CAL), in case equipment is connected to network, any other equipment just has the possibility of the information that obtains relevant this new connection device.
According to present embodiment, each equipment is identified by the icon in the equipment of being stored in.HAVi can make this download of information from target device.
When new equipment is connected to home network, the homepage that is provided by server will upgrade with the new icon of representing new equipment.
Each icon is associated with a html web page that is exclusively used in this equipment at least.According to present embodiment, this html web page is the webpage of being scheduled to, it be according to the home network specification for structure (HAVi, AV/C CTS ...) be established.This means by HTML and describe that the possibility (on control Significance) that offers the user is to be consistent with order and the response message described in the corresponding network specification.For example in AV/C CTS, be assigned to the order ' PLAY ' of this kind equipment of VCR, can be sent out with several parameters.The prepackage html page of home network access server storage generic AV/C CTS VCR, this html page makes the user can insert the PLAY function, and the regulation necessary parameter.
For meeting the network of HAVi-1.0b draft specification, HAVi " family expenses access server " should store html web page, so that the control to the specific function of equipment interface (state, power supply) and following functional part interface to be provided:
TUNER (tuner)
VCR (video tape recorder)
A/V CAMERA (A/V video camera)
A/V DISC (A/V dish)
WEB PROXY (WEB agency)
MODEM (modulator-demodulator)
A/V DISPLAY (A/V display)
DISPLAY/AMPLIFIER (display/amplifier)
A/V CONVERTER (A/V transducer)
For meeting the network of AV/C CTS-2.01 standard, AV/C CTS " family expenses access server " should store html web page, so that the control to the specific function of CU common unit (state, power supply) and following subelement to be provided:
TUNER (tuner)
VCR (video tape recorder)
Fig. 4 represents the typical home network configuration.The network of Fig. 4 comprises the display terminal (that commonly used is PC) that links to each other with the internet.Display terminal comprises the WEB browser, makes the user control housed device by " domestic switch-in equipment " that use HTML.The functional level that the WEB browser must comprise exceeds the scope of this file.According to present embodiment, it meets the HTML standard at least.It can further support the language of Java Script or this class of Java.Present embodiment can HTML be the basis.But the support of Java Script or Java can be used to strengthen the control possibility to some special equipment.Particularly might handle asynchronous event, for example " tape termination " incident that produces by VCR.
Network also comprises the domestic switch-in equipment that has " family expenses access server " (being http server in the present embodiment).This domestic switch-in equipment also is digital TV, so comprise display unit and tuner parts.
Network also comprises two other terminal equipments, i.e. VCR3 and video camera 2.
All devices all meets the HAVi standard.
" domestic switch-in equipment " comprises that Internet agreement (IP) stack and equipment make it can be connected to the internet.Typically, " domestic switch-in equipment " also may be set-top box or any other equipment that cable is connected in display.Its IP stack generally includes:
● cable modem
●IP
●TCP/UDP
●HTTP
HTTP (1.1-RFC 2068) is a simple command/response basic agreement.In HTTP, contain two targets: CLIENT PROGRAM, it sends order, and original server, and it receives the concurrent response of order and answers.In a broad sense, http server is called as the WEB server.
The most frequently used order is GET (URL), and there, the unified resource navigation system is pointed to the object that will obtain.This reference comprises two parts: first points to server apparatus, and second portion points to the object that relates to order.This destination object may be ready-made object, for example the object of html script command set or bitmap or any other type.The object reference also can be pointed to those to the significant object of WEB browser, but does not represent any ' reality ' object.This mechanism for example can be used in the html script command set, so that at user's selection/activation graph timestamp, send signalisation WEB server: the user has just selected an icon; So the html script command set connects this icon with the URL that will be sent to WEB server (by the GET order).
URL benchmark file can comprise conduct some parameters from the order of upper-layer protocol.
" family expenses access server " provides the access of up-to-date homepage.An example of this homepage is provided by Fig. 1.This homepage is corresponding with the network of Fig. 4.
Corresponding html page is defined by script command collection 1 (face as follows).When new equipment was added into network, " family expenses access server " just increased suitable row, upgraded this homepage script command collection.
With the corresponding row of VCR3 be:
“<A?href＝“havivcr”><IMG?src＝“tvicons/photovr911?hf_sm.gif”width＝“150”height＝“44”alt＝“Thomson?hz2?VCR”></A>”
" tvicons/photovr911hf_sm.gif " is (being correlated with) reference to the figure of representing new device type (icon).In inside, " domestic switch-in equipment " connects the home network address of this icon and equipment (the SEID/GUID identifier of HAVi).This icon is obtained from target VCR equipment itself by " family expenses access server " in advance by suitable HAVi mechanism.In the HAVi network, in the process of device discovery, any equipment can both obtain the title of new equipment from the 1394-1995ROM memory.
" havivcr " is (being correlated with) reference when the user selects the VCR icon, and it will be sent to " family expenses access server ".It is corresponding to the every html page that allows being controlled by optional equipment.This reference must be unique in this page.Therefore, if second VCR is connected to network, " family expenses access server " will add newline, and be for example descending:
“<A?href＝“havivcr2”><IMG?src＝“tvicons/photovr911?hf_sm.gif”width＝“150”height＝“44”alt＝“RCA?YY?VCR”></A>”。
" Thomson hz2 VCR " is the title of functional part equipment.This title by HAVi or low layer mechanism, is obtained from target device itself by " family expenses access server " in advance.In the HAVi network, in discovery procedure, any equipment can both obtain the title of these new equipments from 1394-1995 ROM memory.In the HAVi network, the registrar server via depositing all-network parts (equipment, functional part, application program) also may obtain this information.
When equipment was removed from home network, " family expenses access server " upgraded homepage script command collection, and cancellation is gone accordingly.
According to the embodiment of a change, " family expenses access server " provides access to some application programs of server itself by homepage.
The some predefined generic html page collection of " domestic switch-in equipment " storage.According to present embodiment, it be every type of strict regulations parts (concerning HAVi, these parts will be TUNER, VCR, CAMERA, DISC ...) storage one command set.2 expressions of script command collection allow the first html script command set of the generic collection of control VCR type components.In case the user selects to represent the icon of this equipment, this page is just downloaded by (the Internet display device) Web browser.Certainly, the energy collecting of the VCR page provides whole predetermined function (HAVi 1.0 Beta of HAVi VCR described in specification
+-6.2 sections) access.But the designer of " family expenses access server " ought to determine it is subclass that these functions only are provided (for VCR herein, may be meaningless for withdrawing from tape and provide " ejectmedia " ability), also provided repertoire.
" family expenses access server " must handle this state, and promptly two of same type (or more) equipment occur at the family expenses network.Since will be sent out for the used script of several equipment of same type is a same HTML command set script (script 2), so " family expenses access server " need connect HTTP order and different target equipment.When the user when homepage is selected equipment, do this contact.
" family expenses access server " will be discerned:
The IP Address Recognition user of the display device that is using by him;
By the contact between the home network address of user-selected icon and relevant devices, identification has target device to be controlled.
As an example, we will consider situation about having narrated, and promptly the user will be from the VCR programming of the PC of office for him.Fig. 5 shows tracking user agent's (WEB browser), the step-by-step procedure of the different agreement interactive action between " family expenses access server " and the target device (VCR) in detail.
At first, the user must connect his family by his WEB browser.As shown in the hurdle, ' Address ' (address) of Fig. 1, the user keys in his homepage index.Then, the WEB browser sends the HTTP order to " family expenses access server " on the Internet protocol stack.This order is above-mentioned HTTP GET order.
As previously mentioned, " family expenses access server " keeps homepage according to the structure of the home network that it connected.So in case it receives HTTP GET order, it can be replied by loopback GET, this GET replys the HTML command script (seeing the end of Fig. 5 step 1) that comprises up-to-date homepage.
Then, the user selects VCR icon (or bitmap).The URL of institute's note (' havivcr ') is sent to " family expenses access server " by HTTP GET order.Allow in loopback before the HTML command script of VCR control, " family expenses access server " must determine the state (for example, VCR both can be the PLAY mode, also can be REC mode or other modes) of VCR.HAVi order " Get Media Transport " is used to obtain this state.According to the result of this order, " family expenses access server " is with the corresponding VCR control of loopback HTML command script.
If VCR is in the PLAY mode, the HTML that is sent out should reflect this state.For example, " STOP icon " (see figure 2) can someways be shown, and represents that it can be activated.
In our scheme, we suppose that VCR is in dormant state.So the HTML command script that returns is corresponding with command script 2, corresponding html page as shown in Figure 2.
In this example, VCR generic homepage provides the access of 5 kinds of basic functions: Play (video reproduction), Fast Forward (fasting forward), Rewind (unrolling), Stop (stopping) and Record (video recording), and the programming tool that is used for selecting TV event to be recorded a video.
According to this example, being moved by first of user's appointment is the video tape that unrolls.Therefore he select the Rewind icon.The WEB browser sends HTTP GET order then, and this order is used as " vcrrw " indexed links (seeing HTML command script 2 for details) of URL.
Then, " family expenses access server " sends " VCR FAST REVERSE HAVi " order to target.In case order is finished, " family expenses access server " is with the html page (as replying HTTP) of loopback quilt " vcrrw " (seeing command script 3) reference.According to embedding the state of HAVi in replying, " family expenses access server " is at first according to result's (for example ' success ' (success) or ' failure ' (failure)) renewal page of REWIND action.
Next user action is exactly that VCR is programmed: 6 o'clock this afternoon film video, program source is digital TV.The WEB browser sends the HTTP order, and this order is linked (described at HTML command script 2) with " vcrprogram " reference of making URL." family expenses access server " loopback allows the corresponding HTML command script of user to the VCR programming.Associated script is a script 4, the corresponding demonstration then as shown in Figure 3.
The user keys in the top information that is occurred, and confirms by pressing ' Comfirm ' (affirmation) button.(the GET URL order shown in the step 5) is sent to " family expenses access server " to the chart of information by Fig. 5.Then, " family expenses access server " calls out HAVi resource manager scheduling actions.As HAVi specification defined, resource manager will be checked the availability at the scheduling time internal object, needed bandwidth, or the like.
In case the HAVi scheduling actions is proved, " family expenses access server " according to embedding the state of HAVi in replying, will (loopback of WEB browser comprises the html page (seeing command script 5) of VCR programmed result to client computer.
The advantage of invention:
Permission is from the interior network equipment of Internet control " non-IP " family expenses.
Only having " family expenses access server " is that IP (Internet+HTTP+HTML) perceives. Internet Agreement such as HTTP, HTML usually upgrades. The result of this advantage is household network device Do not relate to these variations. " domestic switch-in equipment " and " family expenses access server " is only by Internet Agreement is upgraded related. Equipment itself neither is present in the IP stack, also is not stored in html page In the parts.
This is invented for all well-known audio frequency and video command lanuage such as AV/C CTS, CAL and HAVi are valuable.
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1. a utilization is characterized in that via the method for the equipment in the control appliance control home network of family expenses access server it comprises step:
In the family expenses server, be defined each the functional part type of home network specification, a plurality of generic user control protocol webpages are provided;
By the family expenses access server, discovery feature component models in the family expenses network;
According to via the selection of control appliance to functional parts module, along with the change of the parameter of described selecteed functional parts module, the setting of generic user control protocol webpage is corresponding with described selecteed functional parts module.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that described user's control protocol is HTML or Java command script or Java.
3. method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that the family expenses access server transmits user's control protocol webpage to control appliance, and described user's control protocol webpage comprises the information of the found functional part of identification at least a portion.
4. insert the domestic switch-in equipment of home network by communication network, it is characterized in that it comprises:
Protocol stack, it is used for communicating by letter with control appliance via communication network, to realize user interaction activity;
Memory, it is used to functional parts module to hold predetermined generic user and controls webpage;
-device, it is used for: determine that there is functional parts module in home network, determine the parameter of described functional parts module and, upgrade with the corresponding user of selecteed functional parts module and control webpage along with the change of the parameter of described selecteed functional parts module.
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